In 2019, the US placed Huawei on a trade blacklist, which meant that US companies required a special license to continue trading. Licensing has been given to companies like AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm, the latter of which has been allowed to ship 4G-only chipsets (which we’ve seen in recent Huawei P and Mate series models).

Licenses continued to be granted during the early days of President Biden’s administration, but insiders now say the US is looking to expand the list of banned items.

The new additions are said to include 4G technology, Wi-Fi 6 and 7, AI-related technology, as well as high-performance and cloud computing. New licenses for 4G items have already been denied, according to an insider.

As for old licenses, one tech expert said the Commerce Department is looking to revoke all old licenses. And even if it doesn’t explicitly do so, those licenses will eventually expire.

Report: US is tightening export restrictions on Huawei, targeting 4G and Wi-Fi 6 technology

In October, Biden introduced new export controls on equipment used to make semiconductors, restrictions applied to technology for nodes more advanced than 14nm and in some cases even 16nm. Japan and the Netherlands are joining US efforts and will ban their domestic companies from exporting equipment to China, he told a statement. Bloomberg report from a few days ago. These restrictions aim to stifle the growth of China’s semiconductor industry. Huawei has already confirmed that Kirin won’t be returning, at least this year, as the company can’t find a foundry that doesn’t use the US-based technology.

Huawei used to be best known for its smartphones and networking equipment, but the company has had to adapt. It has moved into cloud computing, for example, an activity that could soon become a target of US sanctions.

Huawei saw a sharp decline in revenue in 2021 as trade restrictions began to take effect (its revenue fell by a third). However, it has remained relatively stable since then, and as of December 2022, it had combined revenues of $91.53 billion.

The US Department of Commerce has not commented on the details of future commercial export bans.

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